Gábor Böröndi (born 6 April 1971) is a Hungarian military officer.[1]

Gábor Böröndi
Born (1971-04-06) April 6, 1971 (age 53)
Kaposvár, Hungary
Allegiance Hungary
Service / branchMechanized infantry
Years of service1992-Present
RankColonel General
CommandsChief of the General Staff
Battles / warsWar in Iraq
War in Afghanistan
AwardsOrdre national du Mérite Knight's Cross
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary
Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary
Commander of the Legion of Merit
Golden Merit Medal for Service with Laurel
Golden Merit Medal for Service
Silver Merit Medal for Service
Bronze Merit Medal for Service
Peacekeeping Service Medal
Service Medal for Flood Protection
Service Medal for Officers 2nd Class
Service Medal for Officers 3rd Class
Migration Crisis Management Service Medal

Böröndi was promoted to the position of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff by President János Áder, as a Lieutenant General on January 1 2019, and became Chief of the General Staff of Hungarian Defence Forces in April 2023. Polish ambassador addressed his remarks regarding the Invasion of Poland. [2] On August 20 2023. Katalin Novák, President of Hungary promoted him to Colonel General.[3]

Career

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1992 – 1996 HDF 26th Mechanized Infantry Brigade "János Bottyán", Lenti

1996 – 1999 HDF 4th Mechanized Corps Command, Székesfehérvár

1999 – 2006 Ministry of Defence, Budapest

2006 – 2013 HDF 5th Infantry Brigade "István Bocskai", Debrecen

2013 – 2017 HDF Forces Command, Székesfehérvár

2018 – 2019 Ministry of Defence, General Staff, Budapest

2019 – Deputy Chief of the General Staff

2021 – Military Representative of Hungary in NATO

2023 – Chief of the General Staff, Budapest

Awards and decorations

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1st row Hungarian Order of Merit Officer's Cross on military ribbon Hungarian Order of Merit Knight's Cross military ribbon Merit Medal for Service with Laurel Wreath Merit Medal for Service Gold Cross
2nd row Merit Medal for Service Silver Cross Merit Medal for Service Bronze Cross Peacekeeping Service Medal (Hungary) for service in Afghanistan Peacekeeping Service Medal (Hungary) for service in Afghanistan
3rd row Peacekeeping Service Medal (Hungary) for service in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Peacekeeping Service Medal (Hungary) for service in Yugoslavia (SFOR) Service Medal for Flood Protection Migration Crisis Management Service Medal
4th row Service Medals for Officers 2nd class Service Medals for Officers 3rd class Ordre national du Mérite Commander of the Legion of Merit
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the General Staff
27 April 2023 –
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Dr. Böröndi Gábor altábornagy". honvedelem.hu (in Hungarian). 2020-07-28. Archived from the original on 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  2. ^ Kęciek, Sebastian (2023-05-10). "Sebastian Kęciek nagykövet levele dr. Böröndi Gábor altábornagy, a Honvéd Vezérkar főnökéhez". Website of the Republic of Poland. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  3. ^ "Chief of Defense Staff Promoted to the Rank of Colonel General". 17 August 2023.